how to pronounce pleasantly

/ˈplɛzəntliː/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of pleasantly is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

pleasantly is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of pleasantly

1.

2.

3.

iː

example pitch curve for pronunciation of pleasantly

test your pronunciation of pleasantly

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of pleasantly

video examples of pleasantly pronunciation

An example use of pleasantly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… enthusiastic and pleasantly surprised …”

meanings of pleasantly

adverb:

In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
Lightly.
Ludicrously.

pleasantly frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pleasantly occurs in english on average 7.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pleasantly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pleasantly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;